The statistically likely loss of Christopher Hitchens is going to be a big blow when it comes to the enjoyment of high discourse.
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Open discussion
Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michael
I’ve forgotten the things I wanted to post about from my morning read of the newspaper (which is now long-gone), so I’m at a loss of what to throw up here right now. That means open discussion time. But no need to fear! It won’t all be up to you if you’re at a loss, too. Here are three random videos. Discuss them or anything else that tickles your fancy.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michael
A revisit: The Problem of Evil that theists face is absolutely not answered by free will. First, saying God isn’t responsible for evil as a result of free will is like saying the Roman’s weren’t responsible for lions killing Christians. “It was the lion’s choice!” Second, God is all-powerful and all-knowing. Since he is not required to create jack-squat in order to exist, he can circumvent all evil and suffering by just placing all people, souls, or whatever term we want to use in Heaven, Hell, Purgatory or whatever other place we want to say exists; he already knows where every person/soul/whathaveyou is going to end up. The Problem of Evil remains.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 9, 2010 by Michael
I’m a bit suspicious that 5 posts which never show up in my stats anymore are suddenly being searched…and they all relate to a certain ‘doctor’…
I would really rather not have cause forced upon me to continue with that wretched topic.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 7, 2010 by Michael
The best thing Dubya ever did was add time to Daylight Savings Time so that we could at least get through October without being forced to drive home in the dark every night. Now we need to just abolish standard time altogether.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 6, 2010 by Michael
The truth of a scientific proposition rests upon the adequacy and strength of the evidence.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 4, 2010 by Michael
This bears repeating because I run into so often:
When someone says “X, Y, and Z are all wrong”, the proper response is not to say, “But people have a right to believe, practice, like, etc them.” That’s a given. We almost all agree (in the West, at least) that everyone has a right to believe whatever. That isn’t the point being made. YES, YES, YES, everyone can believe and like and prefer and whatever X, Y, and Z. That does not mean X, Y, and Z are therefore good. The point is not a valid counter-argument.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 3, 2010 by Michael
Now that LePage is governor, I’m thinking about going back to high school to just get an associate’s degree. Who needs two years and professors?
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Election night
Posted on November 2, 2010 by Michael
It’s exciting that Eliot Cutler, the smartest candidate for governor, is currently in the lead with 38% of the vote. Such excitement must be tempered given that this is based upon a mere 26% of precincts, but I really hope it holds up. Paul LePage would be devastating for the economy and education.
Update 1: Coons beat O’Donnell in Delaware. At least everyone hasn’t been taken over by this urge to elect genuinely stupid people.
Update 2: With 50% reporting, Cutler leads LePage 38% to 36%.
Update 3: Bad news. LePage, still trailing, is gaining. 38% to 37%.
Update 4: Dead heat with 63% reporting.
Update 5: Cutler and LePage keep swapping first place by a couple hundred votes every page refresh.
Update 6: Of course there are no results yet for Logan and Maloney in District 57.
Update 7: At least I can say IN YOUR FACE, HOWIE CARR now that Deval Patrick has won in Mass. I don’t have a horse in that race; I just don’t like how Carr has been such a shill.
Update 8: Cutler is falling behind now. Looks like Maine is going to get a know nothing governor. Too bad, poor people and the middle class.
Update 9: Seriously? Michele Bachmann won? She has got to be the craziest candidate next to O’Donnell.
Update 10: Yep, I think this can be called earlier than the news organizations want to call it. LePage will be governor. I’d happily be wrong.
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Thought of the day
Posted on November 1, 2010 by Michael
I’m still waiting for someone, anyone!, to offer me even some evidence for God.
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For the Sake of Science 